MELA Meeting Minutes 2019

x. Hoping to start small but will possibly have tracks in the future xi. Logo decided; Marie will finalize. Action Items a. Inclusive Access for Host Students (fees and process) - Michele Mitchell

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i. At PRCC, beginning in Spring, away students will be opted out of IA courses. Comments/suggestions: 1. We all use different vendors. 2. Invoicing each other (through bookstore) 3. Average book cost that we all charge 4. Column in the ET 5. Presidents would ultimately be the decision makers for this topic. Business officers and/or finance officers may need to discuss. (Business officers meet in March.) 6. Just use OERs 7. Come out of state appropriations 8. Let’s come up with summary of our discussions to send to those who would be influencing the final decision. Open Forum a. Round table discussion - on call/afterhours support (information on who serves as the afterhours contact for major issues, what measures are taken, holiday support, etc.) - Marie Roberts i. Who needs to be the contact for holidays? ii. Hinds is putting instructor contact information in SmarterProctoring. b. Update on calendar creation timeline for Fall 2021 through Summer 2022 - Denise Gillespie/Admin Committee i. Admin Committee hopes to have dates ready by December to go to Academic Officers’ meeting in February ii. Two years has been too far out because some colleges have not made their calendars; may have tentative, but not final. iii. Try to get week 14 of AUG15 on Thanksgiving week. c. Attendance Policy-Michele Mitchell i. Discussed if documentable engagement means 1 assignment or all assignments. ii. Most schools are doing 1 assignment; some are allowing instructors/divisions to be more specific in how many assignments. iii. It is the student’s responsibility to know the instructor’s policy. Future Meetings a. December 11, 2019, 9:00am virtually via Zoom; possibly canceled if there is a lack of agenda items IX. Adjournment – 1:03pm VII. VIII.

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